Little St Michaels, St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
About Little St Michaels
Little St Michaels is a detached house in Torquay (TQ1 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 28.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 92.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Little St Michaels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little St Michaels has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 12 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2014Most recent
£138,000
+23.2%over 7 years19 April 2007
£112,000
+72.4%over 4 years12 June 2002
£64,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TQ1 4DF: £136,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in TQ1 4DF
St Michaels House, Flat 4, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Jan 2024
£130,000St Michaels House, Flat 1, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Oct 2023
£353,000St Michaels House, Flat 2, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Aug 2023
£129,950St Michaels House, Flat 6, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Feb 2021
£136,500St Michaels House, Flat 3, 4 St Michaels Close, Torquay, TQ1 4DF
Sold Aug 2019
£98,000
Everything we know about Little St Michaels, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other St Michaels Close homes
EPC Rating for Little St Michaels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,875
Street avg £4,264
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Torre Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Torre Church of England Academy. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB